Power cuts and travel disruption are continuing to blight Britain, as more snow falls across the country on another bitterly cold day.
The harsh weather is thought to have led to the death of a 27-year-old, whose body was discovered in deep snow on Saturday by a farmer near Burnley, Lancashire.
The young man went missing while walking home in freezing weather after a night with friends. Lancashire Police say the death, which is not being treated as suspicious, was a “very tragic incident”.
Thousands of homes are without electricity after power lines were brought down in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England.
Northern Ireland Electricity said 29,000 homes were still waiting to be reconnected – and it could be days before they all have power. About 1,000 homes in Northern Ireland were also without water on Saturday night. In Scotland, about 5,000 homes in Kintyre are without power, with a further 1,500 homes in the north and west of Arran also without supply.
Meanwhile, the snow and ice is expected to cause continued problems on the nation’s transport network.
Motorists have been urged by the Highways Agency to be cautious and check conditions before setting out.
The Met Office still has yellow ‘be aware’ weather alerts in place sweeping from southeast England up to southern Scotland, covering Northern Ireland and northeast Wales.
Up to an inch of snow has fallen across eastern Scotland and central parts of England, the Midlands, East Anglia and Lincolnshire.
Another inch will build up in the same areas throughout the day, spreading to east Wales and northern England.
Gareth Harvey, a senior forecaster for MeteoGroup,the weather division of the Press Association, said: “The snow is not going to be as heavy as the last few days but will fall throughout the day.
“It will still be windy as well, so any lying snow will be blown around.”
Temperatures will linger around freezing point for most of the UK, but the southeast will be the “exception”, where there could be highs of six degrees, he added.